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Annual Shrone City Mass postponed for a week

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By Sean Moriarty

Shrone locals - who for decades have celebrated a very special Mass every May – have kindly agreed to postpone it by a week – to facilitate this year’s Rally of the Lakes.

The outdoor Mass in the City of Shrone in Rathmore was due to take place on May 5, but will not happen until the following Sunday, May 12 at1.30pm.

Road closures in the area take place from 1pm to 6.30pm on Sunday, May 5 as the annual Rally of the Lakes is passing through.

The Mass takes place at an ancient burial ground annually in early May. On the site is an ogham stone and a megalithic tomb in the townland of Aunaskirtane and it’s considered to be the oldest still revered spiritual site in western Europe, and may have been founded by the Tuatha de Danann over 10,000 years ago.

Rally officials met with local parish priest Fr Anthony O’Sullivan last week who kindly agreed to postpone the event.

“It is a tradition that has been going on the area for years and years,” Fr O’Sullivan told the Killarney Advertiser.

The City, known as Cathair Crobh Dearg in the shadow of the Pap Mountains, was an ancient pilgrimage site going back to pre-Christian times. Right down through the ages, through Druidism and Paganism and through many mutations of human searching, religious ceremonies have been enacted on this site, he added.

“Over the years like other sites such as Croagh Patrick, it has been Christianised. In modern times Mass is celebrated in ‘The City’ on the first Sunday in May, since about 1983. In 2017, Bishop Ray came to celebrate the Mass with us. They come from the Cork side and the Clonkeen side and many people walk there. Please spread the word especially to people who attend annually and are not in our parish.”

 

 

 

 

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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